Bottle-opener



E. S. WHITE AND A. W. KEL|N.

BOTTLE OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, I920.

Patented Jan. 18,1921.

UNITED sTAres PATENT OFFICE.

EDXVTN S. WHITE AND ALBERT KELIN, O l PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

. BOTTLE-OPENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN S. WHITE and ALBERT W. KELIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsy1- vania, have invented certain new and use: ful Improvements in Bottle-Openers, of which the following is a specification, referen'ce being had to the accompanying drawin s.

This invention relates to bottle openers and more particularly to a bottle opener for removing disk stoppers.

An object of the invention, 1S to provide an opener of this character capable of removing a disk stopper regardless ofhow firmly the stopper may be positioned in the bottle.

Another object is to provide an opener of this character including a plate to which a lever is pivoted, the lever being arranged to penetrate the stopper and urge the plate to ward the stopper. Another object is to provide an opener oi this character including a plate having a pair of alined slots,-the portion of the plate extending between said slots serving as a fulcrum for the lever of the opener.

A still further object of the invention, is to provide a bottle opener of this character including a hook, which is forced downwardly toward one portion of the disk stopper and up through an adjacent portion, so as to prevent accidental disengage ment of the stopper from the opener when the stopper is being removed.

With these and other object in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be here1nafter more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section showing the position of the opener when the hook thereof is entering the disk stopper,

Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section showing thelever and hook of the opener in the position previous to removing the disk stopper, and a Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the lever of the opener in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates a plate of a size sufiicient to engagea disk stopper, such as the stopper A used in con nection with milkbottles. The plate 5 has Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May24, 1929. Serial No. 383,806.

PatentedJan.18, 1921.

its intermediate portion extended upwardly, so that the central portion is substantially concavo convex. Slots 6 and T are formed in the plate 5, in alinement with each other, a fulcrum 8 beingformed by the portion of the plate between the slots, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

lnconnection with the plate 5, a lever 9 is used. This lever is formed from a single length of material having its end ortion curled upon saidlength to provice a linger piece. The end portion 11 is extended back upon the length to provide a bearingii and then extended back upon itselfand curved to provide a hook 13. It will be noted that the bill of the hook is disposed in spaced relation to the bearing 12 and projects beyond the side of said lever. The lever 9 is intended to be pivoted to the plate, by insertingthe fulcrum 8 between the end portion 11 and body portion of the lever intothe bearing 12. The last mentioned portions, are then moved toward each other to prevent disengagement of the lever. By this arrangement, the hook 13 is caused to swing downwardly throughthe slot (3 and upwardly through the slots 7.

In the use of the device, the plate 5 is disposed in engagement with the disk stopper, and the lever moved toward the slot 6 so as to causethe hook 13 to pass through the slot 6 and penetrate the stopper. The movement of the lever toward the slot 6 is continued so as to cause the hook 13 to penetrate the lower surface of the stopper in spaced relation to the first opening formed in the stopper. wardly through the slot 7 and thereby engages the stopper at two points and forces the plate 5 into firm engagement therewith. The stopper may then be readily removed without danger of the same tearing or the lever disengaging itself from. the stopper.

It also holds the stopper so that it may be applied and removed as often as necessary without disengaging the opener from the stopper and in this manner, it serves as a handle.

An important feature of this opener, is that by providing the ooncavo convex central portion in the plate 5, the bearing 12 is The hook is then moved upvided by utilizing a portion of the plate. It Will also be noted that the hook l3 penetrates the stopper at two pointsthat is, it goes in at one point and comes out at another so that if the stopper is firmly positioned within the bottle it its impossible for the same to be torn and only partially removed as the stopper is curved firmly to the metal plate by means, of the hook Which overcomes a tendency of the stopper to resist extraction.

From the foregoing it Will be readily seen that this invention provides a novel bottle opener capable of removing any form of disk stopper,and one which is composed of only two piecesof metal namely the plate andthe lever, which are, so constructed that no additional pivot or fastening means are necessary, and these parts can be stamped fromsheet metal. What we claim is 'As an article of manufacture, a bottle opener comprising 'a plate, the marginal edges of said plate being arranged for engagement with the dlsk closure of a bottle, the intermediate portion of said plate being raised above the plane of the marginal edges to provide a fulcrum, said plate having a pair of longitudinally alined slots penetrating a portion of the marginal edges and the fulcrum, the portion of said fulcrum disposed between the slot providing a shaft, and a lever having one end portion extended back upon itself to provide a finger piece, the other end portion of said lever being extended back upon the lever in a-linement With the finger piece to provide a hook, the bight portion of the last mentioned end portion being enlarged and adapted to loosely embrace the shaft.

In testimony whereof we hereunto allix our signatures.

EDWIN S. WHITE. ALBERT W. KELIN. 

